Ambato, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador uses America/Guayaquil, currently -05 (UTC-05:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Ambato is a city in Ecuador, with a population of about 387,300. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Ambato sits in a river valley in the central Ecuadorian Andes, surrounded by orchards and flower farms that give it its nickname as the city of fruit and flowers. The centre was largely rebuilt after a major earthquake and is consequently more modern in appearance than most Ecuadorian highland cities.
The city is known nationally for its pre-Lenten fruit and flowers festival, which fills the streets with parades. The surrounding valley with its orchards and the volcanoes visible on clear days are the main scenery, and the city works well as a base for the central highlands.
The centre is compact and walkable, though the altitude and the hills make it more tiring than the distances suggest. Buses cover the city and connect along the Andean corridor to Quito and Cuenca.
The altitude keeps temperatures cool and stable year-round rather than seasonal, with warm days and cold nights. Rainfall is spread through the year, and mornings are generally clearest for mountain views.
Ecuador uses the USD, calling code +593.
Ecuador uses the US dollar as its currency, which surprises many visitors, and Spanish is the language with Kichwa spoken in the surrounding highlands. Manner is polite and somewhat formal, and small denominations are useful as change can be scarce.
